The Actress Playing Young Elle Woods in the “Legally Blonde” Prequel Went on Fallon in the Exact Dress Reese Witherspoon Wore to the 2001 Premiere

The Actress Playing Young Elle Woods in the “Legally Blonde” Prequel Went on Fallon in the Exact Dress Reese Witherspoon Wore to the 2001 Premiere

Lexi Minetree is the newcomer stepping into Elle Woods. She plays a young Elle in “Elle,” the “Legally Blonde” prequel series arriving July 1 on Prime Video. Reese Witherspoon is an executive producer, so the dress wasn’t a coincidence or a vintage find. It was a handoff. The actress who built the character watched the actress who’s inheriting it wear the dress that started the whole thing. Lexi Minetree, cast as young Elle Woods in the upcoming…